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A.G. Gaston Motel

1510 5th Avenue North, Birmingham, AL

📅 1954–1980🏛️ MuseumRepurposedBuilt 1954

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A.G. Gaston Motel, 1510 5th Avenue North, Birmingham, AL

A.G. Gaston Motel, Birmingham (2010) · Carol M. Highsmith, public domain via Wikimedia Commons

The story

Dr. King and civil rights leaders planned the Birmingham campaign from Room 30—the movement's 'War Room.'

Everything that was here

1954–1980
A.G. Gaston MotelMuseum
Dr. King and civil rights leaders planned the Birmingham campaign from Room 30—the movement's 'War Room.'
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Nearby history

16th Street Baptist Church

1701 6th Avenue North · 255 m away

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1817 3rd Avenue North · 671 m away

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3233 29th Avenue North · 4.3 km away

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